Bobasatraniiformes
Bobasatraniiformes is an extinct order of ray-finned fish from the Triassic. The four genera are Bobasatrania, Ebenaqua, Ecrinesomus, and Dorypterus. They also have two families: Bobasatraniidae and Dorypteridae. They lived in both marine and freshwater environments.
The most famous of them is undoubtedly Bobasatrania. The relationships of this order with others is not well known. They are one of the survivors of the Permian–Triassic extinction event. They are durophagous.
Classification
- Order †Bobasatraniiformes Berg, 1940
- Family †Bobasatraniidae Stensiö, 1932
- Genus †Bobasatrania White, 1932
- †Bobasatrania antiqua Accordi, 1955
- †Bobasatrania canadensis Lambe, 1914
- †Bobasatrania ceresiensis Bürgin, 1992
- †Bobasatrania groenlandica Stensiö, 1932
- †Bobasatrania ladina Accordi, 1955
- †Bobasatrania mahavavica White, 1932 (type species)
- †Bobasatrania nathorsti Stensiö, 1921
- †Bobasatrania scutata Gervais, 1852
- Genus †Ebenaqua Campbell & Phuoc, 1983
- †Ebenaqua ritchiei Campbell & Phuoc, 1983 (type species)
- Genus †Ecrinesomus Woodward, 1910
- †Ecrinesomus dixoni Woodward, 1910 (type species)
- Genus †Bobasatrania White, 1932
- Family †Dorypteridae Cope, 1877
- Genus †Dorypterus Germar, 1842
- †Dorypterus hoffmanni Germar, 1842 (type species)
- †Dorypterus althausi Münster, 1842
- Genus †Dorypterus Germar, 1842
- Family †Bobasatraniidae Stensiö, 1932
Image gallery
Dorypterus with its typical high dorsal fin
Ecrinesomus fossils
Bobasatrania canadensis fossil
Related pages
References
- "Bobasatraniiformes". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
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